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  • Displaying 21 - 37 of 37 resources in Legislation and Articles:


    21. Industry Tries to Hide “Ag-Gag” Efforts, Turns Away Journalists From #AAA13 Conference [GreenIsTheNewRed.com]
    EXCERPT:

    The agriculture industry is holding a conference right now about “ag-gag” laws, which criminalize anyone who exposes animal welfare abuses on factory farms and slaughterhouses. ...
    Category: Articles

    22. Jefferson outlaws feeding animals outside, even pets
    To help deal with a flock of about 50 wild turkeys that has taken up residence in Jefferson, the city will contact the Oregon Department ...
    Category: Articles

    23. Lawmaker seeks ban on awarding live animals as carnival prizes
    Saying it's cruel to send a live goldfish, rabbit or turtle home as a carnival prize, a state lawmaker is out to ban the practice ...
    Category: Articles

    24. Letter: 'Ag-gag' bills pose a consumer threat
    Thirty newspapers and 60 national animal protection, workers' rights, civil liberties, public health, food safety and environmental conservation organizations have recently gone on record strongly ...
    Category: Articles

    25. Let’s Make Tennessee’s Veto the Beginning of the End for #AgGag [GreenIsTheNewRed.com]
    EXCERPT:

    Tennesaclu-ag-gagsee Governor Bill Haslam has vetoed a bill that would punish whistleblowers who expose animal welfare, environmental, and workers’ rights abuses on factory farms and ...
    Category: Articles

    26. Military is required to justify using animals in medic training after pressure from activists
    The demand, tucked into the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, marks the first time Congress has ordered the Pentagon to provide a detailed plan ...
    Category: Articles

    27. New Laws Would Make Environmental Protest “Terrorism” [GreenIsTheNewRed.com]
    EXCERPT:

    There’s a vibrant national protest movement reviving “direct action” tactics of civil disobedience. And groups like Cascadia Forest Defenders have been so effective that now ...
    Category: Articles

    28. Nova Scotia to get tough on animal abusers
    Under new legislation, Nova Scotia would become the first province to make it illegal for people to sell dogs that have not been certified by ...
    Category: Articles

    29. Okla. governor signs horse slaughter legislation
    Oklahoma's 50-year-old ban on horse slaughtering was lifted Friday when the governor signed a new law that will allow facilities to process and export horse ...
    Category: Articles

    30. Proposed Legislation May Affect Cat Haven
    The bill would ban the private possession and breeding of these categorized big cats. International Fund for Animal Welfare is spearheading the bill. ...
    Category: Articles

    31. Putting Abusers Before Animals Is Business as Usual at the HSUS
    A pending bill before the Michigan state legislature would require people convicted of these types of crimes to register with the state. The Animal Abuse ...
    Category: Articles

    32. Senate OKs bill that requires reporting of filmed animal abuse
    The Senate on Tuesday approved, 22-9, legislation that requires anyone filming livestock abuse to turn over all "unedited photographs, digital images or video" to law ...
    Category: Articles

    33. sticks and stones
    Category: Articles

    34. Tennessee Lawmaker Compares Factory Farm Investigations to Rape [GreenIsTheNewRed.com]
    EXCERPT:

    In Tennessee, a sweeping “ag-gag” bill is about to become law. It’s just waiting for the governor’s signature. The public backlash against these bills continues ...
    Category: Articles

    35. Transportation minister poised to ban horse-drawn carriages from urban roads
    Sometime in the next few days, Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz is expected to sign new regulations barring any vehicle drawn by an animal from urban ...
    Category: Articles

    36. URGENT: Indiana Ag-Gag Bill Resurfaced, Democrats Ousted from Committee [GreenIsTheNewRed.com]
    EXCERPT:

    If you know anyone in Indiana, please share this immediately. Indiana’s ag-gag bill, which makes it illegal to expose factory farms, clearcutting, and fracking, has ...
    Category: Articles

    37. “Activism Now Terrorism?” — TV Interview with Abby Martin [GreenIsTheNewRed.com]
    EXCERPT:

    Huge thanks to Abby Martin for having me on her show this week to talk about grand juries targeting anarchists and animal rights activists. ...
    Category: Articles

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